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Paddy Power 'God I Miss Jackie Lennox's' Handicap Hurdle (80-116)
2m60y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 80-116, 17 runners
Winning time 3m 56.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Phillip Enright
M A Cahill
Settled just behind pace - fourth at the midpoint - pushed into contention approaching three out - shared front spot soon after - edged clear before the final fence - stayed on strongly to score
Michael O'Sullivan
Patrick T Foley
Handy early - shared front spot then went clear 3rd - shadowed by rival before 3 out - drawn level and driven along 2 out - lost advantage soon after - stayed on at one gear from before last
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Settled midpack early - restrained for a spell - pushed forward to 8th before the home turn - up to 5th with 3 to go but unable to close - kept on to finish third
Diarmuid Moloney (7)
Darren Collins
Shared the front early - dropped to 2nd early - back on terms at halfway - pushed into contention 3 out - urged along soon after and pushed hard in 3rd - stayed on at one gear to finish 4th
Mr J M Halford (7)
M Halford & T Collins
Settled in the pack early and up with the front group from 2nd - small error 3rd - 6th at halfway - found nil when asked 3 out and plugged on at one speed to finish 5th
Philip Donovan (5)
Charlie Keegan
Settled around midfield early - improved into 4th before three out under pressure - held no more in the closing stages to finish sixth
Conor McNamara
E McNamara
Held up towards the back - small error 5th before pushed into midfield 3 out - stayed on same gear to the finish
G B Noonan (5)
Ian O'Connor
Held up at the back - still in 10th 3 out and unable to close - stayed on same speed to finish 8th
Ethan O'Sullivan (7)
Henry De Bromhead
Shared the early advantage before yielding it soon after the start - sat behind the pace after a small error at the 2nd - fifth by halfway - pushed along but unable to close before 3 out - had nothing left in the closing stages finishing ninth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Brendan Maurice Walsh
Sat behind the pace early - settled midfield around 3rd before pressed after 4 out - flat in 8th with a wobble 3 out - unable to find more and well held to finish 10th
E Walsh
Cian Collins
Held up towards the back - pushed along after 4 out with no response - well held throughout - finished 11th
Jordan Gainford
Thomas Mullins
Settled in the pack early - unable to make headway approaching the straight - dropped away with nothing more to offer - well held at the finish
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Held up towards the back - hit the fourth from home - no more to give from there - finished 13th
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Settled towards the back early - nudged into 10th after 4 out - asked for effort with little response - dropped away from 3 out to finish well beaten
Cian Quirke (5)
Paul Power
Settled in midfield early - up close behind the front group by the 3rd after a small stumble - third at halfway - unable to find more when pressed after 4 out - dropped away and finished well behind
Jack Kearney (5)
Andrew McNamara
Sat close to the front early - dropped to midfield by halfway - pressed for effort but found nothing four out and pulled up before the following fence
Danny Mullins
Thomas Mullins
Sat close to pace early - slipped back through the field by halfway - lost touch 4 out and eased out of contention before 3 out
Non-runners: Marelly (allergies)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.